South Carolina Technology Student Association State Competition Saturday, 3/22.
1st Place Awards
Children’s Stories
Chen, Xi
Haber Victoria
Hwang, Chloe
Hwang, Lois
Samuel, Keerthana
Coding
Basunia, Sameen
Northrup, David
Carabus, Victoria
Nutting, Zavier
Hwang, Lois
Samuel, Keerthana
Jolly, Madison
Nutting, Zavier
Williams, Luke
Engineering Design
Jolly, Madison
Nutting, Zavier
Williams, Luke
Extemporaneous Speech
Samuel, Keerthana
Forensic Science
Fang, Siqi
Mello, Reese
Fletcher, John
Glover, Alexander
Houfek, Noah
Nutting, Zavier
Prepared Presentation
Samuel, Keerthana
Robotics
Barganier, Wiliam
Brisacher, Arthur
SENIOR SOLAR SPRINT
Gwisc, Whitney
Leon, Adam
Software Development
Baer, Matthew
Lin, Elin
Northrup, David
Shi, Roger
Yu, Derek
Pistorius, Nina
Reilly, Isabella
Video Game Design:
Francisco, Zachary
Houfek, Noah
Steele, Iris
2nd Place Awards Biotechnology Design:
Brisacher, Arthur
Curry, Gannon
Eastman, Alexandra
Board Game Design:
Brisacher, Arthur
Lin, Hao
McLaughlin, Matthew
Ye, Yidong
Zheng, Daniel
Coding
Abbas, Rashad
Sahin, Berkay Kemal
Jones, Matthew
Dragster Design
Mead, Jack
Flight Endurance
Gwisc, Whitney
Geospatial Technology
Baer, Matthew
Yu, Derek
Photographic Technology
Jolly, Madison
Technology Bowl
Houfek, Noah
Leon, Adam
Messina, Leonardo
HS – Video Game Design
Lu, Collin
Young, Elliot
Webmaster
Fang, Siqi
Lin, Elin
Shi, Roger
3rd Place Awards Architectural Design
Carabus, Victoria
Dong, Susan
Heiney, Christina
Mebane, Jackson
Biotechnology Design
Fang, Siqi
Mello, Reese
Coding
Gregory, Gwendolyn
Shi, Roger
Rosenthal, Maximillian
Bargainer, Wiliam
Basunia, Sameen
Gwyisc, Whitney
Wong, Andy
Extemporaneous Speech:
Leon, Adam
Eastman, Alexandra
Haber, Victoria
Jolly, Madison
Lloyd, Helina
Technology Bowl:
Basunia, Sameen
Steele, Iris
Wang, Dora
Hlavac, Collin
Sander, William
Video Game Design:
Abbas, RashadCarter
Zoe, Fang
Siqi, Heiney
Christina, Lin
Elin, Sahin
Berkay, Kemal
We will attend Nationals in DC from June 22-26. Student Competition Highlights – What a Week of Wins!
February 20-24
The CTE Department (Jill Beuk and Brandon Lovering) had an especially busy week, supporting students across several competitions. Our students had an incredible showing, and we are proud of their hard work and success!
College of Charleston Coding Competition
Friday, 2/20
Rashad Abbas & Berkay Sahin placed 4th overall.
Junior Achievement Stock Market Exchange Challenge
Tuesday, 2/24
Nina Pistorius, Leah Whipkey, Brinkley Gerbracht, and John Maurer earned 3rd place.
SeaPerch Charleston Challenge
Wednesday, 2/25
Our SeaPerch teams brought home multiple awards:
- Team Bling Rays ( Zavier Nutting, Luke Williams, Leo Messina, Maddy Jolly, Yamil Perez, and Noah Houfek)
1st Place Overall – Open Division
1st Place in Obstacle Course, Challenge Course, and Technical Presentation - Team Miranda Industrial Co. ( Miranda Sundin, Iris Steele, Luke Zheltov, Cass Bores, Logan D’Agostino, & Adolina Adams)
2nd Place Overall – Open Division
2nd Place in Obstacle Course, Challenge Course, and Technical Presentation - Team The Rocks ( Yiqing Ye, Suguri Yamaguchi, Isaac Tejeda, & John Stuckey) – Stock Division
1st Place – Technical Presentation (team interview, engineering design process, poster/display, and video)
3rd Place – Challenge Course - Team Marked for Disposal ( Zach Francisco, Adam Leon, Collin Hlavac, Xan Glover, William Sander, and Saiana Elkins) – Stock Division
2nd Place Overall
2nd Place in Obstacle Course, Challenge Course, and Technical Presentation - Team Bling Rays will represent our school at the 2026 International SeaPerch Challenge in Maryland
CodeQuest at Lockheed Martin (Marietta, GA)
Saturday, 2/28
Team Hard Coded ( Grant McKeller, Trig Northrup, and Tate Barganier) placed in the Top 5 in the Advanced Division.
Congratulations to all of our students for their dedication, teamwork, and excellence in engineering, coding, and problem-solving. We are proud of you!
